Irrigation Update At State Farm Colony On Webberville Road
State Farm Colony irrigation work on Webberville Road aims for year end completion with border and row methods. Row method already in use shows 50 percent less water needed per crop and labor reduced by half. Patch yields include 20,412 pounds greens on 1.02 acres and 1,610 pounds radishes on .27 acre, spinach 8,800 pounds on .98 acre with 3,500 pounds more expected. Cottonseed prices from South Texas Cotton Oil Company listed for meal cage and hulls.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American Agricultural Editor
C. B. Edwards
State Board of Control
State Farm Colony
Webberville Road
Edwards
South Texas Cotton Oil Company
Phil Magee
A. M. Arnold
Kerr County
E. W. Ottmers
Charles Usener
Kendall County
Lawrence Stehling
R. E. Jordan
Old Morris Ranch
Troy Foster
Bethel Evans
Eckert
Victor
White Oak
Alfred K. Klein
Gus A. Wharmund
Rheingold
Henry L. Heimarnin
Chester Klaerner
Fredericksburg High School
Julia Goetzke
Taylor Farmers Cheer Rainfall In Williamson County
Taylor area reports rain after years of drought with wells restored, tank water rising, and cover crops revived. Farmers note widespread showers, eight to ten feet of water in tanks, and improved soil moisture as they plan spring work.
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Taylor
Williamson
Rices Crossing
Hutto
Noack-Shiloh
Rains Boost Gillespie County Prosperity Outlook
Soaking rains in Gillespie County bolster economic optimism for a strong year. Fredericksburg sees major projects toward completion, including a $50,000 municipal building and fire station, an $80,000 annex, and church expansions. Growth in tourism infrastructure and local industry accompanies rising real estate confidence.
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Austin American
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
First Methodist Church
Klansmen Call On Church In Chattanooga
Hooded Klansmen visited the Philadelphia Baptist Church in Chattanooga, delivering a letter praising the church and offering prayers before leaving. The church pianist fainted and the musical director resigned afterward. The incident was reported by Rev. Clarence Starling with no threats made.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Philadelphia
Clarence Starling
United States of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Flash Fire At Taylor Tractor Shop Causes Small Damage
A flash fire at the Prewitt Hardware Company tractor shop in Taylor sparked when gasoline used to wash parts ignited. The Taylor Volunteer Fire Department responded across the street, and the damage was reported as small.
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Taylor
Prewitt Hardware Company
Taylor Volunteer Fire Department
Marble Falls Business Men Organize Chamber of Commerce
Marble Falls businessmen Friday night organized a Chamber of Commerce with S. B. Keeter as president and Gerard Lechow as vice president. Committees were named for entertainment finance and membership advertising and streets and roads. About 30 merchants attended. regular meetings set for every second Monday.
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Marble Falls
S. B. Keeter
Gerardt Lechow
Granville Hearne
Jack Miller
Chester Barnett
Roy Watson
Jack Fraser
David Hartzell
W. H. Miller
Mack Callahan
Ralph Giesecke
R. O. Smith
Claude Shipp
Luke Atwood
Clifford Bible
Llano High School Chooses Yearbook Favorites
Llano High School announces the yearbook picks for The Mountaineer led by editors Myron Dees and Claire Nell Williams. Winners include king Don Raines queen Claire Nell Williams most popular Nelson Raines Betty Lou Wallis best all round Myron Dees Dot Garrett. Runners up include king Jack Heacock Larry Tate queen Pat Ward Marilyn Buster, beat all round Leroy Fenstemaker Nelson Raines LaVerne Hoffman Erline Hofmann most popular Johnny Moran LaVerne Hoffmann.
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Lllano
Llano High School
Mountaineer
Myron Dees
Claire Nell Williams
King
Don Raines
Queen
Nelson Raines
Betty Lou Wallis
Dot Garrett
Jack Heacock
Larry Tate
Pat Ward
Marilyn Buster
Leroy Fenstemaker
LaVerne Hoffman
Erline Hofmann
Johnny Moran
LaVerne Hoffmann
Taylor Church Fetes Outgoing Councilmen
Five outgoing councilmen of St. Paul Lutheran Church were honored at a supper at the Lutheran Center. Rev. H. C. Ziehe served as toastmaster. Honorees were Otto Arining, F. E. Holman, Willie Heckman, Ben Thieleman and Elmer Zeplin. new council members are Ed i Clarence Braker, Roland Kautz, Alvin Krueger, and Carl Matteck.
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Taylor Church
Taylor
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Lutheran Center
H. C. Ziehe
Otto Arining
F. E. Holman
Willie Heckman
Ben Thieleman
Elmer Zeplin
Ed i Clarence Braker
Roland Kautz
Alvin Krueger
Carl Matteck
Elgin Vaccinates For Rabies Campaign Midweek
Cats and dogs in Elgin will receive rabies vaccines on Wednesday at the city water office from 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Dr. D D Linam of the Austin Cat and Dog Hospital will supervise. Police Chief George Loftus warned that homeless and unvaccinated pets will be destroyed. The program is sponsored annually by the City of Elgin and the County Health Unit.
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Elgin
City Water Office
D. D. Linam
Austin Cat and Dog Hospital
Austin
George Loftus
City of Elgin
County Health Unit
Word meaning changes about incunabula
The term incunabula originally means swaddling clothes cradle or birth place in Latin but now refers to books printed during the 15th century. The shift reflects how language evolves while the original roots remain noted by scholars.
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Bruce Allbright
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Zions Lutheran Church
Sons of Hermann Lodge
Social Turn Verein
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Bear Mountain
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Fredericksburg Hospital
Kendall- Hodges Department
Dooley’s Variety Store
Boening Implement Company
Crenwelge Motor
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